Railway car



April 19, 1932.

W. E. WINE Y RAILWAY CAR Fild May 29, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet l Pau.

April 19, 1.932.- w. E. WINE 1,855,080

RAILWAY CAR Filed May 29. 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 April 19, 1932. w. E.WINE 1,855,080

RAILWAY CAR Filed May 29, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 w., E. wlNE 1,855,080

RAILWAY CAR April 19, 1932.

Filed May 29, 1930 4 sheets-sheet 4 Patented Apr. 19, 1932 UnirseNSiviras WILLIAIE E. WINE, OF TOLEDO, OHIO RAILWAY CAR Application ledMay 29, 1930. Serial No. 457,357.

My invention relates to railway cars and more particularly toimprovements in body bolsters for railway cars of the hopper type.

A principal object of the invention is to provide means for rigidlysecuring the bolster to adjoining portions ofthe car.

Another object of the invention is to provide the upper portion of thebolster with a member for supportingly cooperating with the inclinedfloor of the car.

i Another object of the invention is to provide means for connecting theends of the angularly shaped floor sheet supporting Amember of thebolster to the side stakes of the car.

A primary feature of the invention consists in providing, incombination, a body bolster having an angularly shaped member extendingalong its upper edge for support ingly cooperating with an inclinedfloor sheet of the car, the member having a portion substantially normalto the inclined floor Asheet and a portion substantially parallelthereto.

Another feature of the invention consists in providing a body bolsterwith a substantially vertical plate having its upper portion disposed ina plane substantially normal to an inclined ioor sheet of the car, anangularly shaped member being rigidly secured V to said normal portionof the bolster for suply shaped member extending from adjacent one sidelstake to the other for supporting porting the inclined floor sheet.

A further feature of thel invention consists in providing a railway carhaving inside side stakes with a body bolster having an angularaninclined Hoor sheet of the car, a member being rigidly secured to eachside stake and to the adjoining end of the angularly shaped member.

A still further feature of the invention consists in providing bracingmembers for the angularly shaped floor sheet supporting member which hasa portion parallel with the in-` clined floor sheet and a portion normalthereto. Y

Other and more specific features of the in vention residing inadvantageous forms, combinations and relations of parts will hereinafter appear and be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings illustrating' a preferred embodiment of the invention:

Figure 1 is adtransverse vertical sectional p view of a railway hoppercar. l

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the con- 5.3 struction illustrated inthe lefthand portion of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 3-3, Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken'on line 4 4,Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a view corresponding to Figure 47 the floor sheets andonefof the side sheets of the car being omitted. Y

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line 65 6-6, Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7 7, Figure 2. n i

Figure 8 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 8 8, Figure 1.

Figure 9 is a sectional view taken on line 99, Figure 8. y

Figure 10 isI a side elevational view of one of the members employed forconnecting the bolster and side stakes.

Figure 11 is an end view of the member illustrated in Figure 10 as seenfrom the right hand side of that figure. y

Figure 12 is a side elevational view of the same member from theopposite side of that illustrated in Figure 10. v

Figure 13 is a side elevational view of one of the floor sheetsupporting brackets.

Figure 14 is an end elevational view of this bracket as seen from theright hand side of Figure 13. y 1

Figure 15 is a side elevational view of the bracket taken from theopposite side of that shown in VFigure 13. y

Figure 16 is a plan view of the bracket. Figure 17 is a side elevationalview of one of the brackets employed 4for bracing the iioor sheetsupporting member of the bolster.

Figure 18 is an end view of this bracket as viewed from the right handside of Figure 17.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the center sill beams,designated by lthe reference numeral 1, are each formed with upper andlower laterally projecting anges v webs 4 of the beams, are connected bya top cover plate 5.

Extending transversely of the car is a body bolster which,although itmay be formed of a plurality of substantially vertical. plates, ispreferably formed of a single verti-'cal plate 6 which extendscontinuously between side stakes 7 disposed on opposite sides ofthe car.

While the side stakes may be of any suitable v shape those illustratedin the drawings are of angle shape and each` is formed with a flange 8for attachment by rivets 9 to an ad jacentside sheet 1() of the car'and' with an inwardly extend-ing flange 11.',substantially` normal tothe latter. The free or inner edge O'f. the flange 11 may beconveniently formed with a rigidifying bead or rib 12.

At its ends the belfster plate 6 is rigidly secu-red totheinwardlyprojecting flanges 11 of the side stakes while at its lowercentral portion it i-srecessed or cut. away to receive the center sillstructurer The lowerrportion o-f the bolster plate is preferablyrigidified by two pairs of. angle members 13 disposed on opposite sidesof thecenter sill. The members of. each pair having upstanding flanges14 between Ywhich th-el adj oining portion. of the bolster plate isrigidly clamped by rivets 15 and laterally extending flanges 16 whichproiject on opposite sides of the bolster plate. At their inner endsthelaterally extending flanges 16 rest uponand are secured by rivets 17 tothe lower flanges 3 of the center sill while Vat their cuter ends theyare overlappingly secured by rivets 18 to the inwardly extending flanges19 of the adjacent angular 1y' shaped side sills 20.l The angle members13 on one side of the center sill are preferably connected. to those onthe other side by a bottom cover plate 21 which extends beneath thelower flanges 3 of the center sill and is secured to the lateral flanges16of theangle members by rivets 22 and to the flanges 19 of the sidesills by the rivets 18 heretofore mentifmed.v

T'o more rigidly connect the bolster plate to the center sill two pairsof` brackets 23 and 24 may be employed. Although the brackets of eachpair are of substantially the same shape having flanges 25 and 26,respectively, brackets 24 extend from the lower portion of the centersill to the upper portionY of the bolster yplate while brackets 23 onlyextend from the lower to the upper portion of the center silli Theflange 25 of each bracket overlaps and is rigidly secured by rivets 27to the adjacent portions of the bolster plate while the Vflange 26overlaps and is rigidly secured by rivets 28 to the web- 4 of theadjacent center sill beam. On the side of the bolster plate on which thebrackets 23 are disposed is `a reinforcing angle member 29 which affordsadditional means Vfor connecting the bolster to the center sill. Thismember, which has flanges 30 and 31, extends across the top of thecenter sill and is bent downwardly on opposite sides of the latter forattachment to adjacent portions of the angle members 13. The flange V3()is secured to the bolster plate by rivets 32 while the flange 31 issecured to the top cover plate and the inwardly projecting flanges 2 ofthe center sill beams by rivets 33.

Intermediate the side stakes 7 the upper portion of the bolster plate 6is bent as at 34 to afford a flange or portion 35 disposed in a planeysubstantially normal to that of the inclined floor sheets 36 and 37 ofthe car. The ends of the inclined flangew35v of the bolster plate areintegrally connected to those portions of the plate secured to the sidestakes by portions 38 of substantially triangular shape and disposed inplanes substantially parallel with the side sheets 10. Extendingcontinuously along the upper portion of the bolster plate from adjacentone side stake to the other is an angularly shaped' member 39.y Thismember is formed with a flange or portion 40 parallel with the inclinedfloor sheets for supportingly cooperating with the latter and with aflange 41 normal to the floor sheets andsecured by rivets 42 to theinclined flange 35 of the! bolster plate. If desired, the outer or freeedge of the flange 40 may be. formed with a rigidifying bead or flange40?.

The floor sheets 36 and 37 have their adjoining ends disposed inoverlapping Vrelation and each is secured to the flange 4f) by rivets43. Along its side edges the floor sheet 37 is formed with upwardlyprojecting flanges 44 respectively rigidly secured to the adjacentportions of the flanges .8 of the side stakes and to the side sheets 1()in overlapping relation to the inner faces of each. The side sheets 10extend below the plane of the floor sheet 37 and are rigidly secured tothe upwardly extending legs 45 of the side sills 20.

The side sheets 10 extend beyond the sidev stakes to afford portions 46to which adjoining side sheets 47 may be secured. At their lowerportions the side sheets 47 are inclined downwardly and inwardly as at48 and terminate in substantially vertical flanges 49 to which upwardlyextending flanges 50, formed on the floor sheet 36, may be secured byrivets 51. The portions 48 which are inclined transversely of the carare in substantial alinement with the inwardly extending` flanges 11 ofthe side stakes so as to prevent lading from being pocketed by thestakes as it is being discharged from the car.

In order to reinforce the bolster at "the point where it is connected tothe side stakes, members 52, preferably of cast metal, are employed.Each of these members is formed with a substantially vertical plate-likeportion 53 having a plurality of offset portions 54, 55 and 56, all ofwhich are rigidly secured to the inwardly extending fiange'11 of theadjacent side stake by rivets 57 The offset portion 54 contacts directlywith the flange l1, the portion 55 contacts with the bolster plate6 andthe portion 56 with the upstanding ange 14 of the adjacent angle member13. .Thus it will be seen that the bolster plate is firmly clampedbetween the side stake and the reinforcing member 52. The plate portion53 may conveniently extend beyond the the inner edge of the side stakeso that additional rivets 58 may be employed for connecting it to thebolster.

Adjacent its upper portion the member 52 is formed with a laterallyprojecting angularly shaped portion 59 having flanges 60 and 61. Theflange 60 projects on opposite sides of the plate portion 53 of themember and underlies the flange 40 of the adjoining end of theangularly` shaped member 39 of the bolster, being rigidly' securedtheretoby a rivet 62 while the flange 61, which is normal tothe plane ofthe floor sheet overlaps and is rigidly secured, by rivets 63, to theadjoin-` ing end ofthe fiange 41 of the member 39. The rigidifyingl beador flange 40a of the member 39 is, of course, cut away as at 64 inwardlyof the angular portions 59 of the members 52 to permit the flanges 40and 60 to be disposed in overlapping engagement. Theflange 60 may beconveniently formed with an upwardly projecting portion 65 adapted toengage the underside of the adjacent portion of the inclined floor sheet36.

Along its outer edge the member 52 is formed with a laterally projectingflange 66 for attachment by rivets 67 to the projecting end portion 46of the adjacent side sheet 10. The lower portion of the flange 66 ispreferably inwardly offset to overlap the inner face of the vertical leg45 of the adjacent side sill 20 for attachment thereto by rivets 68. Theupper portion of the member 52 is designed to extend upwardly betweenthe vertical flange 49 of` the adjacent side sheet 47 and the portion46' of the side sheet 10. This upwardly extending portion of the member52, designated by the reference numeral 69, is formed with a topflangeinclined transversely as well as longitudinally of the car tosupportingly cooperate with the inclined portion 48 of the adjacent sidesheet 47. The flange 70 is integrally connected to the flange 66 and isalso integrally joined with the flange 60 of the angular portion 59 by asubstantially vertical wall or flange 71. Adj oining'portions of theside sheet 47 and the adjacent flange 50 of the floor sheet 36 aresecured to the upwardly extending portion 69 of the member 52 by rivets72 and 73 which respectively pass through flanges 70 and 71.

In order that the floor sheet 37 may extend beyond the inner edges ofthe side stakes it iscut away as at 74. Underlying this floor sheetadjacent its cut out portions are bracket members respectively formedwithvertical portions 76 secured by two of the heretofore mentionedrivets 57 and with an inclined portion 77 for 'supporting portions ofthe floor sheet surrounding the adjacent cut out portion 74. Thesebrackets not only serve to support the floor sheets but they prevent theescape of fine landing between the sheet and the side stake.

Each of the brackets 7 7 is formed with a laterally projecting portion 78`which extends beyond stake.V This portion is disposed in a planesubstantially normal to `that of' the inclined floor sheets and isoverlappinglysecured by the rivets 63 to the inclined flange 35 of thebolster'plate and the flange 41 of the angular member 39. Thus it willbe seenthat the-angular member 39 is firmly clamped between the'brackets75 and the members 52 which are respectively secured to opposite sidesof the inwardly `extending flanges of the adjacent side stakes. Byconnecting the bolster to the side stakes in the manner described itwill be readily perceived that a very strong and rigid construction isproduced.

Although the neutral axis of the angular member 39 is preferablydisposed in the plane of the vertical plate "of the bolster apluralityof brackets 79'may be conveniently employed for bracing it. Each ofthese brackets is formed with a portion 80y for attachment to the flange40 of the member 39,' a portion 81 for attachment to the flange 41 ofthe latter` and a portion 824for attachment to the bolster plate. All ofthese portions are integrally connected by a laterally extending ange 83disposed in a plane substantially normal to that of the bolster plate.By forming and arranging the brackets in this manner the angular member39 is effectively braced. V

I claim:

1. In a railway car, the combination with an inclined floor sheet, of abody bolster having a substantially vertical plate portion extendingtransversely of the car, and an angularly shaped member extending alongthe top edge of said plate portion, said memberhaving a portionsubstantially parallel with the inclined fioor sheet and a portionsubstantially' .normal thereto, said inclined portion being insupporting cooperation with the floor sheet and having a downwardlyextending Arigidifying flange.

2. In a railway car, kthe combination with side sheets andan inclinedfloor sheet, of side stakes respectively secured to said side sheets andhaving portions projecting inwardly therefrom, a body bolster having asubstantially vertical plate projecting beyond the inner edges of thesaid portions of the side stakes and rigidly secured thereto, and anangularly shaped-member secured to the upper'portionofthebolster andextending continuously Yfrom a pointinwardly of the said portion of oneside staketo a point inwardly of the said portionof the other side stakefor supportingly cooperating with the floor sheet, said member having aportion disposed in a planesubstantially normal tothe fioor sheet andayportion disposed in a plane substantially parallel thereto.

l 3.' In a railway car, the combination with side sheets and an'inclinedfloor sheet, of side stakes respectively secured to said side sheets andhaving inwardly extending portions Aarrangedk substantially normal tothe latter, a body bolster involving` a substantially vertical platerigidly secured to the inwardly extending portions of the side stakes,the upper portion of the bolster plate between ysaid portions of thesidesta-kes being inclined with respect to the portions of the bolstersecured to the side stakes and being disposed ina plane substantiallynormal tothe floor sheet, and an angularlyshaped member rigidly securedto said inclined` portion and extending continuously from adjacent oneside stakev to the other, said member having a portion substantiallyparallel with the floor sheet for Supporting the latter.V

4. In a railway car, the combination with side stakes and an inclinedfloor sheet, of a body bolster rigidly secured to said stakes, saidbolster having an angularly shaped member extending continuouslyfromadjacent one side stake lto the other for supporting the inclinedfloor sheet, and a separable member overlappingly secured to each sidestake and the adjoining end of the angularly shaped member.

, 5. In a railway car, the combination with side sheets and an inclinedfloor sheet, of side stakes respectively secured to'said side sheets andhaving inwardly extending portions arranged substantially normal to thelatter, a body bolster rigidly secured to the side stakes, said bolsterhaving'an angularly shaped member extending continuously from adjacentone side staketo the other for supporting the inclined fioor sheet, anda separable member rigidly secured to the inwardly extending portion'ofk each side stake and havingaportion projecting beyond the inner edgethereof, said Vprojecting portion being rigidly secured to the adjoiningendl of said angularly shaped member.

6. In a railway car, the combination with side sheets andan inclinedfloor sheet, of side stakes respectively secured to said side sheets andhaving flanges extending inwardly therefrom, and a body bolster rigidlysecured to the side stakes, said bolster having an angularly shapedmember extending continuously from adjacent one side-stake to the otherfor supporting theY inclined floor sheet, and a member overlappinglysecured to the flange of each stake and having a portion Y projectinginwardly therefrom, said portion being of angular shape "and rigidlysecured to the adjoining end of said angular member. n

7.- In a railway car, the combinationwith side sheets and an inclinedfloor sheet, of side stakes respectively secured to said side'sheets andhaving flanges extending inwardly therefrom, a body bolsterrigidlysecured to said .ly therefrom, a body bolster lrigidly secured to saidside stakes,YY an angularly shapedV member extending continuously fromadjacent one side stake to the other,said member having a -portionsubstantially normal to the floor sheet and rigidly secured to thebolster and a portion-substantially parallel to the c floor sheet forsupporting the latter, and a member overlappingly secured to the fiange'of each 'side stake and having portions overlappingly secured to bothof said portions of the angularly shaped member.

9. In a railway car, thev combination with side sheets and an inclinedfloor sheet, of side stakes respectively secured to said side sheets andhaving flanges extending inwardly therefrom, a body bolster rigidlysecured to said side stakes, an angularly shaped member secured to thebolster and extending-continuously from adjacent one side stake to theother, said member having a portion disposed in a plane substantiallyparallel to the floor sheet for supporting the latter, and a memberrigidly secured to the flange of each side stake 4and having a portionunderlying and rigidly secured to the said portion of the angularlyshaped member. v

10. In a railway car, the combination withY an insideside stake, of aside sheet and floor sheet, one of said sheets having a portion inclinedtransversely of the car in alinement with the side stake, a body bolsterrigidly secured to said side stake, and an integral member rigidlysecured to the side stake andthe adjoining end of the bolster, saidmember having an inclined portion underlying and supporting the saidtransverse incline of one of said sheets.

ll. In a railway car,the combination with side sheets and an inclinedfloor sheet, of side stakes respectively secured to said side sheets land having flanges extending inwardly from portion substantiallyparallel thereto, and a the latter, a body bolster rigidly secured toplurality of angularly shaped brackets sesaid side stakes, said bolsterhaving an angucured to the parallel portion of said member larly shapedmember extending along its up- :for bracing the latter, said bracketsbeing per edge and terminating inwardly of the also secured to thenormal portion of the said side stakes, and an integral member rigidlymember and the plate of the bolster. Secured to the flange of each sidestake and In testimony whereof I affix my signature. the adjoining sidesheet, each integral mem- WILLIAM E. WINE.

ber having a portion rigidly secured to the adjoining end of the saidangular member of 75 the bolster.

12. In a railway car, the combination with side sheets and an inclinedfloor sheet, of side stakes respectively secured to said side sheets'and having flanges extending inwardly from Y the latter, a body bolsterrigidly secured t0 said side stakes, an angularly shaped member securedto the bolster and extending continuously from adjacent one side staketo thev other, and an integral member secured to 85 the flange of eachside stake and having an inclined surface for supporting an inclinedportion of an adjacent sheet of the car, said integral member beingformed with a laterally projecting portion extending beyond v 90 theinner edge of the flange of the adjacent side stake and rigidly securedto the adjoining end of the angle shaped member.

13. In a railway car, the combination with side sheets and inclinedfloor sheets, of side j stakes secured to the side sheets and havingflanges extending inwardly from the latter, a body bolster rigidlysecured to the side stakes, an angularly shaped member secured H to thebolster and extending continuously i from adjacent one side stake to theother for supporting the inclined loor sheets, said member having aportion disposed in a plane substantially normal to the floor sheets,and Y members secured to opposite sides of the 105 fiange of each stakeand respectively having portions rigidly secured to the said normalportion of the angularly shaped member.

14. In a railway car, the combination with an inclined floor sheet, of abody bolster hav- A n 110 ing a substantially vertical web portionextending transversely of the car, said bolster being provided with a`portion susbtantially normal to the inclined floor sheet and a por- .mtion substantially parallel thereto, said parallel portion extending onopposite sides of the vertical web of the bolster and being adapted tosupportingly cooperate with the. floor sheet, and means rigid with saidweb ing the latter, said means including a flange substantially normalto the web.

15. In a railway car, the combination with an inclined floor sheet, of abody bolster hav- Y ing a substantially vertical plate extending p i 125transversely of the car, an angularly shaped i member secured to theupper portion of the bolster for supportingly cooperating with the floorsheet, said member having a portion substantially normal to the floorsheet and a f and parallel portion of the bolster Jfor brac- 120y

